duchess
(noun) the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
Source: WordNet® 3.1
duchess (plural duchesses)
The wife or widow of a duke.
The female ruler of a duchy.
duchess (third-person singular simple present duchesses, present participle duchessing, simple past and past participle duchessed)
(UK, informal) to court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
Duchess
A village in Alberta, Canada.
Source: Wiktionary
Duch"ess, n. Etym: [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.]
Definition: The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
